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Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the program, students will normally be required to have one of the following:

• A minimum of an undergraduate degree
• A community college diploma in Arts, Science, Business or Technology
• A university certificate in Business, Technology, or Humanities
• At least six months work experience in the IPM and TCM fields

Who Should Attend?

• Professionals involved in business development, management of assets, or marketing research
• Lawyers who want to enter IP practice
• Professionals who have responsibility for managing contracts, patents and license agreements
• Paralegals, MBAs, engineers, scientists and business development practitioners who wish to understand IP rights and how the management of those rights can build value for a business
• Executives and managers who are in transition from products-based to IP rights-based businesses
• Managers, inventors, lab researchers, lawyers, engineers, graduate students in Technology, Liberal Arts, Science or Business, and entrepreneurs

Students who have not met the admission requirements listed above, but have work experience in related fields (e.g., Finance, Law, and Marketing), will be considered for admission. The Program Director, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, will have authority for admission decisions.

Students must complete the Continuing Education Application to Enter Certificate Program for admission to the program, and the Continuing Education Course Registration Form to register for a course. Registration is based on a first come first served basis.

Required Courses

Four core courses:

• Intellectual Property Management – Level I
• Intellectual Property Management – Level II*
  
• Technology Commercialization Management – Level I
• Technology Commercialization Management – Level II**
  

*Prerequisite: IPM Level I

**Prerequisite: TCM Level I

Note: TCM courses may be taken before IPM courses.

Elective Courses

One course from the following list:

• Introduction to Marketing
• Canadian Business Law
• Using Accounting Information (available by distance) or Managerial Accounting
• Financial Management or Business Finance
• Canadian Business: An Introduction or Essentials of Management (available by distance)

Click on the link that follows to view the course schedule, course descriptions, location, instructor and fee information.

View Course Schedule

Grading

All required courses are graded on the U of M letter grade system. Students must complete each course in the program with a minimum passing grade of C or higher and achieve an overall GPA of C+ or higher in order to receive the IPTCM Certificate.

Students will be evaluated using a number of methods, including but not limited to, experiential exercises, written assignments, case studies, in-class presentations, and workplace-based projects.

Certification/Graduation

To qualify for graduation, you must successfully complete all program requirements in a minimum of two years and a maximum of four years from the date of admission into the Program and achieve an overall grade point average of “C+” or higher. Students eligible to graduate, must submit the Continuing Education Application for Graduation by the deadline indicated on the form.

It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the graduation requirements of the program in which they enrolled.

For more information

John Dinoto
Program Administrator
(204) 474-9457
Toll free: 1-888-216-7011 ext. 9457
Fax: (204) 474-7660
E -mail: dinotoj@cc.umanitoba.ca

Irene Golembioski
Program Assistant
Extended Education

Phone: (204) 474-6700
Toll free:
1-888-216-7011 ext. 6700
Fax: (204) 474-7660
E-mail: golembio@ms.umanitoba.ca